Cristiano Ronaldo insists he has nothing to prove to the critics who claim the Manchester United winger will never be a truely great player until he shines in the biggest matches. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 12:11 pm
Petr Cech says Chelsea has "extra motivation" to win the Champions League final after being pipped to domestic honors. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 12:06 pm
Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has risked Didier Drogba's wrath by accusing the Chelsea striker of diving. Vidic believes Drogba exaggerates fouls to make defenders Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 11:50 am
Britain's Jo Pavey overcomes some top-class opposition to defend her Bupa Great Manchester Run title. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 18 May 2008 | 11:48 am
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has played down England coach Fabio Capello's chances of coaxing him out of international retirement. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 11:39 am
Steven Gerrard has called for Liverpool's owners to act immediately and give boss Rafael Benitez the funds needed to become title contenders. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 11:34 am
France coach Raymond Domenech omitted David Trezeguet from his provisional squad for Euro 2008 on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 11:32 am
Steven Gerrard has pleaded with Liverpool's owners to give Rafa Benitez the cash he needs to turn the Anfield club into serious Premier League title challengers. Benitez's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 11:25 am
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan looks ahead to the league finale but does not feel sorry for Rangers over their fixture congestion. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 18 May 2008 | 11:04 am
France coach Raymond Domenech leaves David Trezeguet out of his provisional 30-man squad for Euro 2008. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 18 May 2008 | 10:53 am
AP - Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, `That's enough.'"
La Liga Roundup: Giovani Dos Santos saw Barcelona beat Murcia 5-3 to conclude a disappointing season on a high. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 9:47 am
Michael Carrick insists comparisons with Manchester United's treble-winning side of 1999 are not valid until the current team win the Champions League. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 18 May 2008 | 9:38 am
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Sunday that he hoped to return to coaching within four weeks. "There's a week left before the end of leagues. I still don't know... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 9:29 am
Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic travels to Paris on Wednesday ahead of Roland Garros aiming to break Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination and take his world number two rank. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 9:26 am
AFP - Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic travels to Paris on Wednesday ahead of Roland Garros aiming to break Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination and take his world number two rank.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta paid tribute to the successful work of outgoing coach Frank Rijkaard, saying the club now had to rebuild with their new manager Pep Guardiola and some fresh Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 9:08 am
MLS Roundup: Danleigh Borman's late goal lifted the 10-man Red Bulls to a 1-1 tie against the Wizards on Saturday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 18 May 2008 | 8:58 am
AP - Ryan Ludwick hit his second home run of the game off Dan Wheeler in the 10th inning, allowing the St. Louis Cardinals to recover after squandering a four-run cushion in a 9-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
AP - Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day.
AP - Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer and doubled in a pair of runs, and the Boston Red Sox survived a battle of bumbling infielders to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Saturday and complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.
AP - Kasey Kahne won a popularity contest, then parlayed it into a $1 million payday. After failing to qualify for the All-Star race, Kahne grabbed a spot in the field when the fans voted him into Saturday night's event at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
AP - Marty Turco picked the perfect time for his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena. Turco made 38 saves to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5, extending the Western Conference finals.
Japan outclassed Hong Kong 75-29 here Sunday to win the inaugural Asian Five Nations rugby trophy with a clean sweep of four straight wins. Japan, Asia's top-ranked rugby... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:35 am
Per his usual routine, Erik Bedard answered questions with a nod or shrug. He was doing his best to keep from taking any credit for his best performance of the season at a time the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:10 am
BALTIMORE - Horses are not machines - except, maybe, just maybe, Big Brown. The horse of the decade who won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago like a NASCAR racer, flew down the straightaway of the Pimlico... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
Shameka Christon, the closest thing the Liberty, a blue-collar team, has to a star, pondered the question that has consumed team general manager Carol Blazejowski and tantalized thousands of diehard fans... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
Yankees celebrate Subway Series victory As both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Shea. This week, No. 19. Oct. 26, 2000:... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
BALTIMORE - Longshot bettors cashed big time on the Preakness undercard when 19-1 Pays to Dream made a lightning, worst-to-first move under Javier Castellano, driving to the lead in midstretch and drawing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
SPECULATIVE stories, for the most part, are best left unaddressed for fear refer encing them will give them credibility. Nevertheless, last week's report that Mike D'Antoni wants to trade Stephon Marbury... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
GOLF: Dredge grabs lead In Duluth, Ga., Charles Howell III shot a 5-under to take a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry after the third round of the AT&T; Classic. An Augusta native seeking his third... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
When The Post asked former fashion model Laurel D'Antoni if she had any pictures from her days in front of a camera, she quipped, "With clothes or without?" Laurel has the same cutting sense of humor... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
Mike D'Antoni always is smiling, even when carping at referees. That smile will be pasted on all summer if the Knicks win the lottery Tuesday and assure themselves of selecting point guard extraordinaire... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
The odds are slim - 1.1 percent to be precise - but the Nets always can hope. Hey, they cashed in with a 4.4-percent chance in 2000 and landed the No. 1 pick that translated into Kenyon Martin. But realistically,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
Challenge accepted, and raised. LPGA No. 1 Lorena Ochoa served notice yesterday that sentiment and script won't be enough for Annika Sorenstam to regain the LPGA's top spot before she retires in December... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 18 May 2008 | 8:01 am
The 22-year-old track star, having just received her degree from USC, now can lock in on her next major goal: winning four medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Allyson Felix is graceful and gracious. She has a house in Santa Clarita, a Yorkshire terrier name Chloe, is considered a "girlie girl" by her mother and has a deep appreciation of shoes and purses. High heels may not be a track athlete's best friend, but Felix will bust out the stilettos if she is attending a fancy party or an honorary dinner.
South Korea's Chan Ho Park, Taiwan's Hong-Chih Kuo and Japan's Takashi Saito combine for eight-hitter and DeWitt homers as L.A. gets rare victory at Angel Stadium.
A Dodgers public relations official came into the Angels clubhouse Saturday afternoon looking for a game ball to give to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who wanted a memento from a 6-3 interleague victory that turned into an international event.
She appears to be the kind of player women's professional basketball must have as it seeks to embed itself in the public consciousness.
PHOENIX -- If for Candace Parker the rest of the WNBA season goes anything like it did during the Sparks' opening game here Saturday, folks like me are going to be in deep trouble. By season's end, the descriptions will be exhausted. How many times can you write the words fantastic, superb and perfect?
Smaller-market teams try to lock up their young talent early in hopes of getting a discount on the back end when a player would be eligible for free agency.
It is as if Bud Selig invaded the set of "The Price is Right," grabbed the microphone from the public-address announcer and merrily summoned players to win a grand prize.
Andruw Jones and Gary Matthews Jr. continue to struggle on the field and with interviews.
If only Andruw Jones has what it takes to get to second base on this hot afternoon, then taking a lead, turning full body toward home plate and blocking out the sun.
The USA's 'Miracle On Ice' upset victory over the Soviet Union has been named the top hockey story of the past 100 years, the International Ice Hockey Federation has announced. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 6:53 am
Malaysia's Punch Gunalan has been ousted as deputy president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after a vote of no confidence, reports said on Sunday, ending months of wrangling. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 18 May 2008 | 6:24 am
Two down, one to go. Thanks to Big Brown, the buzz has changed to what's good about thoroughbred racing, says SI.com's Mark Beech, if only for a few weeks.
Two years after the false accusations against members of the Duke lacrosse team, the players have formed a strong bond with the Ronald McDonald House, where they volunteer.
The parents of a 17-year-old girl who died in a fall while competing in the Olympic equestrian sport of eventing have sued the sport’s governing body, her former trainer and others.
Mets closer Billy Wagner, who questioned his teammates’ accountability on Thursday, was relieved to be talking about his pitching instead of his critical remarks on Saturday.
AFP - Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp challenged his side to make a swift return to Wembley after seeing them beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on more than 100 games that he worked, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday, the New York Daily News reported. Source: ESPN.com | 18 May 2008 | 4:18 am
Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is the winner of the 2008 Preakness Stakes, with Macho Again finishing second and Icabad Crane third. Source: ESPN.com | 18 May 2008 | 4:04 am
Mike Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he's telling it -- in graphic detail -- in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. Source: ESPN.com | 18 May 2008 | 2:07 am
Townsend Bell nipped Graham Rahal on Saturday for 12th on the Indy 500 grid, but a rash of crashes in the past two days may mean little drama for Sunday's Bump Day, writes John Oreovicz. Source: ESPN.com | 18 May 2008 | 1:37 am
AP - Holding a 54-hole lead isn't exactly the best way for Charles Howell III to win on the PGA Tour. Howell already has two career victories, but he's 0-for-3 following a third-round lead. The last time he led the field entering the last round was the 2007 Sony Open, a memory Howell wants to block out.
Reuters - National Football League team
owners plan to reopen the current labor deal with players
possibly next week and could lead to a lockout in a move to cut
costs, the head of the players' union said on Saturday. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 17 May 2008 | 8:51 pm
South Africa select most of their World Cup winners in a 42-man training group to prepare for Wales' visit. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 May 2008 | 8:50 pm
Harry Redknapp says rescuing Portsmouth from relegation two seasons ago was a bigger feat than winning the FA Cup. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 May 2008 | 8:29 pm
Portsmouth win the FA Cup as Kanu's 37th-minute strike gives them a 1-0 win over Cardiff at Wembley. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 May 2008 | 3:59 pm
Carlos Tevez says he is ready to sign a permanent deal with Manchester United and insists the Prem is "the best in the world". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 May 2008 | 3:07 pm
Rafael Nadal fought off a stubborn challenge from Novak Djokovic 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Saturday to set up another final against defending champion Roger Federer at the Hamburg Masters.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is keeping a low profile despite the club being in the Champions League final in Moscow. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 May 2008 | 12:39 pm
Avram Grant believes he has proved to the Chelsea fans that he is the master of the tactical substitution. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 May 2008 | 10:35 am
AP - Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, `That's enough.'"
AFP - Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic travels to Paris on Wednesday ahead of Roland Garros aiming to break Rafael Nadal's clay-court domination and take his world number two rank.
AP - Ryan Ludwick hit his second home run of the game off Dan Wheeler in the 10th inning, allowing the St. Louis Cardinals to recover after squandering a four-run cushion in a 9-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
AP - Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day.
AP - Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer and doubled in a pair of runs, and the Boston Red Sox survived a battle of bumbling infielders to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Saturday and complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.
AP - Kasey Kahne won a popularity contest, then parlayed it into a $1 million payday. After failing to qualify for the All-Star race, Kahne grabbed a spot in the field when the fans voted him into Saturday night's event at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
AP - Marty Turco picked the perfect time for his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena. Turco made 38 saves to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5, extending the Western Conference finals.
AFP - Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp challenged his side to make a swift return to Wembley after seeing them beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.
AP - Holding a 54-hole lead isn't exactly the best way for Charles Howell III to win on the PGA Tour. Howell already has two career victories, but he's 0-for-3 following a third-round lead. The last time he led the field entering the last round was the 2007 Sony Open, a memory Howell wants to block out.